any guess as to what happen to this
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MuskokaSplitter
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Looks like it was really over heating. Lean or plugged muff?
Did he think it was a 4 stroke ?
how many times do you hear that a saw wasnt running right, and the owner just kept running it til it blew? And then says it's not his fault?!!
That saw looks pretty new..i dont even see any sawdust/crud in the carb area..
weedkilla
Ain't no guru of nuthin'
This plus employees is why I'm bald. Not just saws.....how many times do you hear that a saw wasnt running right, and the owner just kept running it til it blew? And then says it's not his fault?!!
Looks worse than just straight gassed. Tuned way too lean? These are the things that can give a saw builder a stroke!
the saw was really really new. the guy said he has been a mechanic for many years. he is mad at me because this happened to two of his saws. I told him to send them to me and I would clean the cylinders up and install new pistons for free if it was my fault. I send saws home running a bit rich so I know it wasn't lean because of me. I was able to clean up the ms660 and put in a new piston. I sent it back tuned to 12500,hoping it would see the same fate before it got broke in. this one wasn't savable so I took it in trade for other work I did for him. I put a new p/c on it and sold it to a friend to recoop my losses. a 576xp cylinder is sky high even at dealer cost. how do you get it thru to someone what they did in fact do wrong.
stihl for life
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awful that a over heating scoring right there
That really, really sucks! Sorry about your troubles.
LegDeLimber
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Check & Save the fuel in the lines and carb. We know how much people like to pour in a tank of pre-mix to revive a strait gassed saw.
Just for giggles, have You got a view into the muffler? Would be interesting to see the contents.
Just for giggles, have You got a view into the muffler? Would be interesting to see the contents.
fearofpavement
Trying them all
That looks like detonation/pre-ignition damage to me. If the compression was increased, was he feeding it the proper diet to keep that from happening?
I didn't want to argue with the guy and just did what I needed to end my dealings with him. no matter how much at fault he is ,all he has to do is spread the word that I screwed him over and there ya go. years of building a reputation down the tube.we all make mistakes and I stand behind my work even when sometimes I shouldn't or shouldn't have to. just to keep a good name. I am no different from anyone else in this business,sometimes you build the best saw you can just to have it run like crap for no reason or cuase. you just have to hope the customer will send it back and let you fix what is wrong with it before running around telling everyone how big a turd you built. this customer doesn't communicate well and I cant seem to help him out. you cant make them all happy.
Mastermind
Work Saw Specialist
That's ugly.
No not your head dammit......the piston. Look at the piston.
I wonder how long he kept running it? Holy ****.
No not your head dammit......the piston. Look at the piston.
I wonder how long he kept running it? Holy ****.
Sever ties in the most diplomatic way that you can. ANYONE that lets this happen simply isn't worth having as a "customer". Next week or next month you will have another of his problems in your lap and the cycle will start again. Sorry this happens to a stand up guy like you Terry.
spec sheet from the build shows 180psi cold and dry. shouldn't have needed anything special to run on besides good gas and mix.
So, do you believe it was lack of lube or a lean tune?
Look at that wrist pin..... DRY
